Daytime sleepiness might be contributing to hypertension in black women

Around half of the study pool, the majority of whom were in their fifties, said they slept less than seven hours a night—the National Sleep Foundation’s minimum recommendation for adults. Sixty-two percent of women reported daytime sleepiness, the majority of whom rated their level at a “high normal.” A little more than a quarter of participants said their daytime fatigue was excessive.